Smart table card hand identification method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A method of determining an identity of at least each card in card hands at a casino table card game comprising:
- automatically reading the rank and suit of each card that leaves a dealing shoe;
dealing hands according to rules of play of the casino table card game with at least one hand comprising at least one card being dealt to a player;
defining an edge of the at least one hand by the read rank and suit of the at least one card dealt to the player;
dealing additional cards to the hands according to the rules of the casino table card game;
providing a signal of at least one of a completion of a hand, a completion of initial hands or completion of first cards having been dealt to all players present at the table by manual activation of a signal by a dealer or automatic signaling resulting from sensing of a card at a signal position;
removing exhausted hands from the table and placing the exhausted hands in a discard rack;
reading each card placed in the discard rack from the exhausted hands to determine rank and suit of each card placed in the discard rack; and
reconciling the cards placed in the discard rack with the cards that left the dealing shoe.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus determines an identity of at least each card in a card hand at a casino table card game. The method is performed automatically by a computer-based system that reads the rank and suit of each card that leaves a dealing shoe and then uses a smart discard tray that reads the discards as they are taken from the table. It is optional and preferred to provide a signal to the computer of the presence of at least one card in the dealer'"'"'s hand. Additional cards are dealt to hands. Exhausted hands are removed from the table and placed into a discard rack. Each card in each exhausted hand is read when placed in the discard rack to determine rank and suit of each placed card, and the computer reconciles cards placed in the discard rack with cards that left the dealing shoe.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of determining an identity of at least each card in card hands at a casino table card game comprising:
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automatically reading the rank and suit of each card that leaves a dealing shoe; dealing hands according to rules of play of the casino table card game with at least one hand comprising at least one card being dealt to a player; defining an edge of the at least one hand by the read rank and suit of the at least one card dealt to the player; dealing additional cards to the hands according to the rules of the casino table card game; providing a signal of at least one of a completion of a hand, a completion of initial hands or completion of first cards having been dealt to all players present at the table by manual activation of a signal by a dealer or automatic signaling resulting from sensing of a card at a signal position; removing exhausted hands from the table and placing the exhausted hands in a discard rack; reading each card placed in the discard rack from the exhausted hands to determine rank and suit of each card placed in the discard rack; and reconciling the cards placed in the discard rack with the cards that left the dealing shoe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for determination of at least individual hands of cards in a casino table card game comprising:
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a card delivery device that reads the rank and suit of first cards delivered to a player hand position and/or a dealer hand position, and sends first signals of the suit and rank of each card to a processor, the processor identifying the rank and suit of the first cards delivered to a player hand position as an edge of a hand; the card delivery device in combination with a card sensor automatically providing a signal to the processor that dealing of a partial hand has been completed; a card discard tray that reads the rank and suit of each card delivered to the card discard tray, and sends second signals of the suit and rank of each card in the card discard tray to the processor, and the processor receiving the signals from the delivery device and the discard tray and identifying the at least individual hands that were played in the casino table card game based on comparison of the first and second signals. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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